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Historical:

Valkyrie II was designed by George Lennox Watson and built alongside HMY Britannia at the D&W Henderson shipyard, Meadowside, Partick on the River Clyde, Scotland on April 29, 1893 for owner Lord Dunraven of the Royal Yacht Squadron.

Valkyrie II sailed to the U.S. that October to compete in the eighth America’s Cup. She was twenty-nine days eighteen hours in coming from Cowes, having experienced high winds and rough seas, and had less than two weeks before the first race She lost to the Herreshoff-designed New York Yacht Club defender Vigilant, 0-3.

Valkyrie II existed for barely a single year. On July 5, 1894 this Cup contender, with 46 crew members, collided with A. D. Clarke’s cutter yacht Satanita at the Mud Hook Regatta on the Firth of Clyde, injuring one of the crew, seaman Brown with a broken leg. Valkyrie II broke up and sank five minutes later in twenty-five fathoms of water.

Known Racing History:

October 5 – 13 1893, America’s Cup Challenger Valkyrie II vs Vigilant, Defender of New York Yacht Club.
Races: Three sailed.
Results : Vigilant beat Valkyrie II by three wins to 0
Race 1 – October 7, 30 miles, windward-leeward : Vigilant beat Valkyrie II by 5 minutes 48 sec corrected time.
Race 2 – October 9, 30 miles, triangle : Vigilant beat Valkyrie II by 10 minute 35 sec corrected time.
Race 3 – October 13, 30 miles, windward-leeward : Vigilant beat Valkyrie II by 40 sec corrected time. * One of the best races in the history of the Cup.

July 15, 1893 – Royal Ulster Yacht Club Race – Course from Bangor Bay (3 rounds) – 50 miles
1st Valkyrie 4.52.04
2nd Britannia 4.54.21
3rd Calluna 5.07.43
4th Satanita 5.19.23

July 4th, 1893 – Royal Western, of Scotland, Yacht Club Race – Course from Wemyss Bay round Flagboats of Largs & Mountain Stuart House (3 rounds) – 48 miles
1st Valkyrie 5.01.58
2nd Iverna 5.06.21
3rd Satanita DNF
4th Calluna DNF
5th Britannia DNF

June 17th, 1893 – Royal Southern Yacht Club Race – Course from off Calshot Castle (2 rounds) – 42 miles
1st Valkyrie 6.11.17
2nd Britannia 6.16.56
3rd Satanita 6.29.03
4th Iverna 7.14.36
5th Calluna 7.14.52

June 6th, 1893 – Royal Harwich Yacht Club – Course round the Shipwash, Sunk & Cork Light vessels to the Harbor: 37 miles
1st Valkyrie 5.30.16
2nd Britannia 5.33.23
3rd Satanita 5.46.32
4th Iverna 5.52.03
5th Calluna 6.04.02

June 5th, 1893 – Royal Harwich Yacht Club – Course of 37 miles from Harwich Harbour
1st Valkyrie 9.03.17
2nd Britannia 9.07.15
3rd Iverna 10.13.26
4th Calluna 10.13.28
5th Satanita DNF

Provenance (The Wall of Remembrance – The Owners, Crew & Notable Guest):

Owner/Guardian: (1893) Wyndham Thomas-Wyndham Quin, Earl of Dunraven and Mountearl, of Dunraven Castle, Brigend, Glamorganshire, Ireland.

Historical:

Knud Reimers – Udell Class – “Patriot” – The Udell class was designed in 1953 by Knud Reimers for the Chicago Yacht Club as a one-design 22 square metre class boat, in order to keep costs down. There were 11 Udells built, Patriot was U5, and was constructed at the same time as U4 Solution, at Kungsor Boatyard, Sweden

Sweden first ‘folk-boat’ the 22 meter-class boats were built to the 22 square metre rule. The rule states that the maximum allowable sail area is restricted to no more than 22 square metres. The Genoa overlap is unmeasured, with no restrictions on spinnaker sail area. The boats were typically 32- 40 Feet long, with around a 6 foot beam, and a displacement between 1.5 and 2.5 tons. Essentially one has a long, slim hull of great elegance driven by a small spread of sail. They are a delight to sail, very fast, very sensitive on the helm. Because they are so light, they can plane like a dinghy.

Known Restoration History:

2010 – Mashfords, Cornwall

Provenance (The Wall of Remembrance – The Owners, Crew & Notable Guest):

Owner/Guardian: Byron Morril, Chicago
Owner/Guardian: EISCA Trust (Eyemouth International Sailing Craft Association Limited)

Historical:

1970-1972
Valiant was commissioned by Robert W. McCullough of the 12 US/24 Syndicate, her first homeport was New York, NY. She was one of the “jumbo twelves” and the heaviest ever built. She was eliminated from the 1970 Defender Trials by Intrepid, but won the Lipton Memorial Trophy (NYYC) that year.

1973-1989
She was owned by Brown University (Providence, RI) in 1973 and in 1973 she went to the Kings Point USMMA at Kings Point NY where she served as the trial horse to Mariner for the 1974 Defender Trials. In 1978, she was purchased by William Edwards of St. Petersburg FL, who installed an engine. From 1988-1989 she was owned by Charles W. Kem of Long Beach, CA.

Since 1989 Paul G. Gregory III – home port: Marblehead, MA (USA). He has done several modifications to improve successfully the yacht performances including several tests to discover why Valiant was performing better on port tack than starboard; he discovered that the lead in the ballast keel was asymmetric and its modification, and others more, improved her performance.

Provenance (The Wall of Remembrance – The Owners, Crew & Notable Guest):

Owner/Guardian: (1970) 12 US/24 Syndicate
Owner/Guardian: Brown University (Providence, RI)
Owner/Guardian: (1973) USMMA, Kings Point NY
Owner/Guardian: (1978) William Edwards, St. Petersburg FL
Owner/Guardian: (1988-1989) Charles W. Kern, Long Beach, CA.
Owner/Guardian: (1989-) Paul G. Gregory III, Homeport: Marblehead, MA.

Historical:

Vågspel was one of the last 8mR boats built in Finland. Designed by Birger Slotte and built by the Wilenius Båtvarv boat yard in Porvoo during the Finnish continuation war against the Soviet Union.

Vågspel was built for Arhur E. Nikander, who had originally ordered the boat for the planned summer Olympics in Helsinki in 1940. Due to the war, the building was delayed and the boat was ready for the HSS 50th anniversary in 1943. Vågspel has participated in regattas in Finland and Sweden throughout its existence. The boat has been in Finnish ownership, except for a short period in the 60’s when the boat was bought to Sweden.

Vågspel is a unique Nordic eight that has been preserved to her original design, including a wooden rig, deck plan and a great deal of her original fittings.

Vågpel’s racing successes, include the Sandhamn Coppa d’Italia victory in 1950 and the Helsinki Sinebrychoff Cup in 1946, against the notable challenger Sphinx.

Provenance (The Wall of Remembrance – The Owners, Crew & Notable Guest):

Owner/Guardian: (1943-1949) – Arthur E. Nikander
Owner/Guardian: (1949-1953) – Björn Strandell (NJK Helsingfors)
Owner/Guardian: (1953-1958) – Alec Shaw (NJK Helsinki)
Owner/Guardian: (1958-1961) – Johan Gullichsen, Kristian Gullichsen, Georg Ehrnrooth & Gustav Donner (NJK Helsinki)
Owner/Guardian: (1961-1964) – Harry Unonius (NJK Helsinki)
Owner/Guardian: (1964-) – Gustaf Donner (NJK Helsinki)
Owner/Guardian: (1994-1996) – Marinette, Carina & Robert Donner (NJK Helsinki)
Owner/Guardian: (1996-2002) – Carina & Robert Donner (NJK Helsinki)
Owner/Guardian: (2002-Current) – Kim Weckström (HSS Helsinki)

Restoration

July 21st 2017 – Royal Huisman commentshttps://www.royalhuisman.com/legendary-herreshoff-vagrant/

The classic 39m / 128ft schooner – launched in 1913 – will be rebuilt completely by Royal Huisman’s dedicated refit department.

Herreshoff’s legacy has fascinated yachting lovers for more than a century. Vagrant’s owner – well aware of the yacht’s history – clearly briefed Team Huisfit to reconstruct Vagrant’s magnificent grace and style, inside and out, with the utmost respect and care for her historic value, but also to re-engineer her with the most modern quality materials and board systems for sensible, effortless and safe operation. With this extensive Huisfit, Vagrant and her magnitude will be preserved well into the future.

Vagrant arrived at the Royal Huisman facilities in Vollenhove where the yacht will be fully stripped. The rebuild will begin with the sandblasting and preservation of her 33m / 109ft over-a-hundred-years-old steel hull, after which a new deck and all necessary outfitting will be re-installed.

Dykstra Naval Architects and Rondal will provide the re-rigging of her schooner-rigged sail plan with yankee, staysail, main staysail and queen fisherman, while new Rondal aluminum masts will be constructed for the inside furling of the fisherman and mainsail.

The luxury owner’s and guest accommodation will be refurbished, whilst new crew’s quarters are created in Royal Huisman’s joinery. Without compromising on space the engine, generators, heating, air conditioning and more will be smartly concealed behind wooden panels and cabinetry.

Thanks to her owner’s vision and respect for her legacy Vagrant will not become a piece of forgotten history but instead, will remain a living legend – sailing and enjoyed by many for decades to come.
The rebuild of Vagrant is scheduled for delivery in 2019.

Provenance (The Wall of Remembrance – The Owners, Crew & Notable Guest):

Owner/Guardian: Harold S. Vanderbilt; (1913-1939)
Owner/Guardian: Thomas F. Hamilton; (1940-1947)
Owner/Guardian: Comtesse Gerard de Loriol; Monaco (1950-1955)
Owner/Guardian: Vagrant Shipping Co., S.A.; Port: Genoa (1955-1967)